Anyone have experience with taking Mydayis and Prozac? Just started Prozac 10mg a couple of weeks ago for pmdd. I am praaaayinggggg it helps because the 10 days before my period are HELL and I don’t know who I am. I haven’t seen many people taking both of the meds I’m on together, so would love to hear someone else’s experience!
im 26f and was diagnosed with pmdd at age 22. its been years of struggling and i believe my mother had pmdd but she didnt know it. pmdd wasnt recognized in the DSM until 2013, which was two years after my mom took her own life.
as someone who has been both a survivor of losing a parent to this disorder AND having experienced those urges and unwanted thoughts myself, its a complicated experience. but the way i see it, i live for my mother and myself. she never got to know what she was fighting, but i know it was pmdd. my life is my chance to learn as much about this disorder as possible, and to never stop chasing treatment that works for me. because she deserved better and i want to fight, for her AND for me.
one thing that helped me was identifying the pmdd voice in my head. it tricks you into believing that the bad thoughts are true, that theyre real, that theyre unfixable and that theres no way out. but please remember - just because the voice is loud does not mean its speaking truth. my aunt once asked me, “when you think of the pmdd voice having a physical form, what does it look like?” and i told her “it looks like me, but evil.” and she said “no - that voice is not your inner monologue. its not you. when you treat it like the stranger that it is, it becomes easier to argue with the negativity it throws at you.” and she was right.
its distorted and its fucked up not being able to trust your own brain and nervous system, but we are at a point in medical research where we at least know more about pmdd than we ever have, and its so critical that we all keep fighting to understand and treat this monster of a disorder. we need to stick around and try as many treatment options as we can. the more we fight now, the less confused and uninformed the women after us will be if they face pmdd themselves. we are not alone ever, and the stronger we can be in the face of this disorder, the better it will be for our futures and the futures of the women that come after us.
i know its hard. i live it myself everyday. but the good is there. the pmdd just doesnt want us to see that good. keep fighting and keep sharing your experiences on here. this is a great platform to find community with this disorder. if anyone ever needs to talk about their experience or if youre ever alone or in danger, PLEASE reach out to me. i promise i get it and youre not alone.
we can do this. together.
i've felt completely out of control over the past few days and i'm just so tired :,)
Does anyone have the same feeling of hating men while on luteal phase? I am genuinely a bit scared of getting radicalised, and am planning to take a long break from social media.
I feel rage and want to smash the patriarchy. My new amazing bf has nothing to do with my rage around the "topic" and I have 0 interest in projecting any of this onto him. my relationship history is pretty depressing but that isn't his fault. He is so fun and intelligent and treats me well. and condemns misogyny. so far so good ❣️
But this isn't really about my own trauma.. (?). rather that I have been reading about first the Epstein files then Cornell7 .. The way so many men enable each other's f*ckery makes me nauseous? Even on more micro level... idk, it just feels like not too many women around me are with men who would participate in their family life or even treat them with a lot of respect. Seems like the bar is very low. my fear is to end up in such a situation over time too :(
And when I think about this rationally then no, I do not hate men closest around me, at work, around my family and so on. But I have become more aggressive about my manhatred on social media and even tough the rage isn't directed to those closest to me, I know they do be seeing what I am liking & commenting online, and I am giving increasingly few f*cks about it, so I am assuming they may not have much respect left for me 😅
I also keep thinking I'd better stop being this hateful because my bf will see it and even though he would understand it's not about him, it's probably true it would be intelligent to do something else with my time. But god forbid a girl in a relationship feels fury about injustices. I'm just tired. My PMDD makes this such an exhausting cycle. Why me? Why am I forced to carry all this sh*t on my shoulders when nobody around me seems to be as angry? Why can't I just decentre men and stay nonchalant like so many people – regardless of gender – do about injustices. Prozac really helps this "symptom" but not enough.:,)